Method for identifying the source of a telephonic communication
AssigneeBellSouth Corporation
InventorsEvan Kraus, Drina C. Yue, Raymond J. Smets, Thomas Joseph Moquin
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Abstract
A method for identifying the source of a communication, including the steps of: receiving the communication on a calling line; identifying the calling line number associated with the calling line; accessing a database to provide an identity for the source by finding a database entry corresponding to the calling line number; announcing this identity to the source; and requesting confirmation. Priority caller codes can be used to identify the source. Facsimile transmissions also can be identified before the message is delivered.
Claims7
A method for identifying the source of a communication to a subscriber by a call processing system, comprising the steps of:
- receiving said communication on a first calling line by said call processing system;
- said call processing system residing within the public switched telephone network;
- identifying the calling line number associated with said first calling line by automatic number identification;
- accessing a reverse white pages database to provide an identity for said source by finding a database entry corresponding to said first calling line number;
- announcing said identity to said source;
- requesting said source to confirm said identity;
- if confirmed, providing said identity to said subscriber;
- routing said communication to said subscriber on a second calling line;
- and
- disposing of said communication.
A method for identifying the source of a communication to a subscriber by a call processing system, comprising the steps of:
- receiving said communication on a first calling line by said call processing system;
- said call processing system residing within the public switched telephone network;
- identifying the calling line number associated with said first calling line by automatic number identification;
- accessing a reverse white pages database to provide an identity for said source by finding a database entry corresponding to said first calling line number;
- if said database entry does not successfully identify said source, then receiving a code from said source;
- determining if said code is a priority caller code;
- if said code is a priority caller code, then requesting said source for a priority caller identification and receiving said priority caller identification;
- providing said priority caller identification to said subscriber;
- routing said communication to said subscriber on a second calling line;
- and
- disposing of said communication.
A method for identifying the source of a communication to a subscriber by a call processing system, comprising the steps of:
- receiving said communication on a first calling line by said call processing system;
- said call processing system residing within the public switched telephone network;
- identifying the calling line number associated with said first calling line by automatic number identification;
- accessing a reverse white pages database to provide an identity for said source by finding a database entry corresponding to said first calling line number;
- if said identity of said source is not found, then requesting said source for source identification;
- receiving said source identification;
- providing said source identification to said subscriber;
- routing said communication to said subscriber on a second calling line;
- and
- disposing of said communication.
A method for identifying the source of a communication to a subscriber by a call processing system, comprising the steps of:
- receiving said communication on a first calling line by said call processing system;
- said call processing system residing within the public switched telephone network;
- identifying the calling line number associated with said first calling line by automatic number identification;
- accessing a reverse white pages database to provide an identity for said source by finding a database entry corresponding to said first calling line number;
- if said database entry does not successfully identify said source, then receiving a code from said source;
- obtaining an identity for said source by accessing a personal database to find a database entry corresponding to said code;
- providing said identity for said source to said subscriber;
- routing said communication to said subscriber on a second calling line;
- and
- disposing of said communication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.